Colorado ProStart® is a high school hospitality education program of the Colorado Restaurant Foundation, Colorado Restaurant Association, and the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation. The program offers a restaurant/hospitality management, culinary arts, and business economics curriculum to juniors and seniors, and provides high school and college academic credit, scholarships, and paid work experience opportunities for students.
Colorado ProStart® currently serves hundreds of students at 40 high schools across the state. The program provides high school and college academic credit through Metropolitan State University of Denver, ProStart Post-Secondary Passport, scholarships, and employment opportunities.